The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends certain vaccines for adults residing in the US.1,2 The American Academy of Family Physicians has also recently published an adult immunization schedule.3 Recommendations for vaccination against COVID-19 and seasonal influenza will be reviewed separately.
TETANUS, DIPHTHERIA, AND PERTUSSIS — Vaccines containing tetanus and diphtheria toxoids (Td) without pertussis have been used as booster doses for adults, but pertussis infection can occur when vaccine-induced immunity has...
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Bemotrizinol (bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenol triazine), a broad-spectrum, organic ultraviolet (UV) filter that has been available in Europe since 2000, is the first new active ingredient with broad availability to be added to the FDA's OTC sunscreen monograph in more than 25 years, and the first organic UV filter to be generally recognized as safe and effective (GRASE). Data with other organic UV filters are insufficient for a GRASE designation.
ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION ― UV radiation is classified based on wavelength as UVB (290-320 nm), UVA2 (320-340 nm), or UVA1 (340-400 nm). UVB, which is mostly absorbed in the epidermis, is largely responsible for the erythema of sunburn. UVA penetrates the dermis and can cause long-term damage. Both UVB and UVA can cause photoaging, hyperpigmentation, and skin cancer.1
SPF/BROAD SPECTRUM RATINGS ― The sun protection factor (SPF) test …